New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-21
MET IN An HOURS WALK.

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS on VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
ExJudge Horace Russell, talking about his earlier
nfe the other day. remarked: possess memory for
faces aid names little better than the average man,
think, which Is useful faculty for LAWYER but
met an old man yesterday who astOnished me In that
respect. had dropped into Cables restaurant down
town, thing have not done since my student days,
An old man who waited called me by name at
onoe and seemed quito glad to see me. How do you
know me T. said l. Il never saw you before Well
know you,' said he, though haven't you for
many years. You used to come here often in those
half you do now. You had just come to town, young
man with nothing to do but to sit kicking your heels
in your Office and study law like all possessed"
man of medium size with light colored hair and
Burnside whiskers is knor n to many young men In
tho city as the head Of Columbia Grammar SohoolDr
Bacon He Is just now bnilding 100000 house
on the Riverside Drive at Observation-Disclosures
the young man attended Colombia College, walking
from flatbush to Fulton Ferry every morning and
back home eyer, night After graduation he studied
and took HIS diploma. He then studied law and was
graduated from Columbia Law School. Soon after
ward he and his brother SINCE dead, became proprie
only few pupils. 1t has grown until there are now
40 boys in the school and last year moro than 100
were refused admission for lack OF room The doctor
refuses to enlarge his school he he has as many
pupils as he wants all being spoken for
year In advance. He IL an earnest Republican and
was tor some years President OF the Board of Trustees
OF Flushing. He Is apparently about fortyvc years OF
age.
Walking along with +. r. Pelton. the publisher OF
Tho Eclectic Magazine and the agent OF Lippin-
colts, inquired of him how it was that drygoods
stores could sell books mu,h below regular rates,
as noticed 10 store Grants memoirs were marked
at 81 ~ volume, and Chamberss Encyclopedia and
other books for little half the advertised retail
price, Mr.. Peton explained this by saying that these
big drygoOds stores rule did not invest any
money In books. They sold them commission.
often small enough only 10 cover tho expense Pub
fishers and booksellers in this way worked of surplus
stock or rs they did not have to handle the goods they
conld afford to take very small profit. Mr.. Ptlton
said that this had seriously injured the retail book
business, which was transacted oa five and ten
per cent margins.
w. II Gibson, ths former attorney for the Society
for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children, informed
ms that he had just been DRAWN. up bill which he
hoped to have introduced In tho Legislature TO bring
about reform in the methods OF advertising the fore
closure OF mortgages. Such advertisements now
contained merely legal description OF the boundaries
OF the property without Information to whether or
not there were any improvements on it and the
amount due on the mortgage not stated. IL
these we're included in tho advertisement and brief
description given OF the improvements Mr. Glib
said that the advertisement would then be worth
something to Intending purchasers, and would often
times the poor debtor from unnecessary sacr-
flee OF his property He thought that IT onght to be
easy to get such u bill through the Legislature.